There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)

Réalisateur:

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writers:

David Newman (written by) &
Robert Benton (written by)

Release Date:

25 décembre 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Western

Plot:

Charm, intelligence and succes in criminal career doesn't prevent Paris Pitman Jr. to start doing ten years in territory prison...

Plot Keywords:

Whipping | Abuse | Hard Labor | Flogging | Arizona

Avis des utilisateurs:

can't believe it got good reviews

Ensemble

Kirk Douglas	...	Paris Pitman, Jr.
Henry Fonda	...	Woodward W. Lopeman
Hume Cronyn	...	Dudley Whinner
Warren Oates	...	Floyd Moon
Burgess Meredith	...	The Missouri Kid
John Randolph	...	Cyrus McNutt
Lee Grant	...	Mrs. Bullard
Arthur O'Connell	...	Mr. Lomax
Martin Gabel	...	Warden LeGoff
Michael Blodgett	...	Coy Cavendish
C.K. Yang	...	Ah-Ping
Alan Hale Jr.	...	Tobaccy (as Alan Hale)
Victor French	...	Whiskey
Claudia McNeil	...	Madam
Bert Freed	...	Skinner
Jeanne Cooper	...	Prostitute
Barbara Rhoades	...	Miss Jessie Brundidge
Gene Evans	...	Col Wolff
Pamela Hensley	...	Edwina
J. Edward McKinley	...	The Governor
Karl Lukas
Larry D. Mann
Ann Doran	...	Mrs. Lomax
Paul Prokop
Bart Burns
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Byron Foulger	...	(uncredited)
Paul Newlan	...	(uncredited)
Vince St. Cyr	...	Apache prisoner (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Scénaristes
David Newman		(written by) &
Robert Benton		(written by)

Produit par
C.O. Erickson	....	executive producer
Joseph L. Mankiewicz	....	producer

Musique originale
Charles Strouse

Image
Harry Stradling Jr.		(director of photography)

Montage
Gene Milford

Création des décors
Edward Carrere

Décorateur de plateau
F. Keogh Gleason		(as Keogh Gleason)

Création des costumes
Anna Hill Johnstone

Maquillage
Gordon Bau	....	makeup supervisor
Annabell Levy	....	hair stylist
Jean Burt Reilly	....	supervising hair stylist
Perc Westmore	....	makeup artist

Directeur de production
Peter V. Herald	....	production supervisor

Assistant réalisateur
Don Kranze	....	assistant director

Technicien du son
Al Overton Jr.	....	sound

Cascadeur
Budd Albright	....	stunts (uncredited)
Denny Arnold	....	stunts (uncredited)
Buff Brady	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tony Brubaker	....	stunts (uncredited)
Steven Burnett	....	stunts (uncredited)
David Cadiente	....	stunts (uncredited)
Fred Carson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy Casino	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Clark	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney	....	stunts (uncredited)
Roger Creed	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Gino DeAgustino	....	stunts (uncredited)
Stephanie Epper	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Hart	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts (uncredited)
Clyde Howdy	....	stunts (uncredited)
Henry Kingi	....	stunts (uncredited)
Monty Laird	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gene LeBell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Paul Nuckles	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Orrison	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Perkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Carl Saxe	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Sistrunk	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ron Stein	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Waters	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bernie Abramson	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department
Sonny Burke	....	music supervisor
Dan Wallin	....	scoring mixer (uncredited)

Divers
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer: main title
Sidney Ganis	....	assistant to producer

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1970) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1974) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Other Companies

• Tyler Camera Supplies  aerial photography

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Reptile, Le (France) [fr]

Durée:

126 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Joshua Tree, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Anecdotes:

Last film of Byron Foulger.

Guillemet:

Cyrus McNutt: They're killing me by inches, Dudley!
Dudley Whinner: You'll outlive us all. You got a lot of inches.

Connexions De Film:

Edited into Classe américaine, La (1993) (TV)

Soundtrack:

There Was A Crooked Man...

can't believe it got good reviews

I was terribly disappointed in this film, which I watched after seeing good reviews and a great cast. The actors performed well, the acting was certainly good, so I must assume the problem is in the script. I agree with those who comment that it's not really funny (though there are a few amusing bits), that the score is horribly annoying and repetitive, and that the ruthlessness of the main character keeps the movie from being in any way a comedy. The humor seemed childish and dated--as Douglas taunts the family he's robbing about the fried chicken I was bored--the jokes between the two con men are very old and silly. What could be more cliché than prisoners ogling a woman who is there to "perform good works?" The musical theme was abrasive and repeated itself until I was tempted to smash the DVD. Most of all, Douglas's character is repellent right from the beginning, and it seems surprising that the characters within the movie could be taken in by him or find him attractive. Even the cheap dye job was patently false. I felt uncomfortable, then appalled as the movie went from bad to worse. The nudity surprised me as it seemed to serve little purpose. My advice would be to skip this one. I do admire Kirk Douglas for other movies I've seen him in, notably Lonely are the Brave. I also enjoyed Spartacus. As I said, great actors, lousy story.